Blue Jays vs Twins Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some MLB excitement as the Toronto Blue Jays swoop into Target Field, looking to claw back in the standings against the Minnesota Twins this afternoon at 02:10 PM EST. With the Blue Jays fluttering 12.5 games behind in the American League and the Twins just 3.5 games shy of the top, the stakes are as high as the summer’s midday sun. Toronto comes in hot off a jaw-dropping 15-0 victory, leaving Minnesota to pick up the pieces from the same matchup. With sunny skies, a brisk northern breeze, and the betting lines buzzing, today’s game promises all the thrills of a high-stakes duel. So, whether you’re betting on the birds or banking on the Twins, it’s time to see if Toronto can keep flying high or if Minnesota will twin their way to a comeback!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 01, 2024 02:10PM EST

Location: Target Field, Minnesota

Weather: Sunny with winds from the N at 10.5 mph. Temperature is at 63.0° with 63% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	TOR ML	MIN ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+158	-193	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+151	-183	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-7	+10	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

163W-143L

39.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

166W-138L

60.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/10/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	3	Under	-3.5
05/10/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	2	Under	-3.5
05/11/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	8	Over	+9.5
05/11/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	10	Over	+9.5
05/12/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	5	Under	-2.5
05/12/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	1	Under	-2.5
08/30/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	0	Under	-6.5
08/30/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	2	Under	-6.5
08/31/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	15	Over	+6.5
08/31/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	0	Over	+6.5
05/26/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	3	Under	-4.5
05/26/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	1	Under	-4.5
05/27/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	7	Over	+7.5
05/27/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	9	Over	+7.5
05/28/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	3	Under	-5.5
05/28/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	0	Under	-5.5
06/09/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	3	Under	-3.5
06/09/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	2	Under	-3.5
06/10/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	9	Over	+4.5
06/10/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	4	Over	+4.5
06/11/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	6	Over	+4.5
06/11/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	7	Over	+4.5

Blue Jays Vs Over/Under

Twins Vs Over/Under

Yariel Rodriguez

ERA 4.821 | IP 65.3 | 1.0W-6.0L | KO 66.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-27-24	@BOS	3-6L	5.0	8	6	3	Over
08-26-24	@BOS	4-1W	1.0	0	0	0	Under
08-21-24	vsCIN	11-7L	4.3	6	5	6	Over
08-16-24	@CHC	5-6L	5.0	4	4	5	Over
08-10-24	vsOAK	1-0L	5.7	5	1	5	Under
08-04-24	@NYY	3-4L	4.7	4	0	4	Under
07-29-24	@BAL	5-11L	0.7	1	4	1	Over
07-24-24	vsTB	3-6W	5.7	2	2	6	Over
07-12-24	@ARI	4-5L	4.0	4	2	7	Over
07-06-24	@SEA	5-4W	6.0	1	0	6	Over

Bailey Ober

ERA 4.056 | IP 142.0 | 12.0W-6.0L | KO 147.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-26-24	vsATL	10-6L	2.0	7	9	2	Over
08-20-24	@SD	5-7L	6.0	4	3	5	Over
08-15-24	@TEX	3-2W	6.0	7	2	3	Under
08-09-24	vsCLE	2-4W	6.0	2	0	9	Under
08-03-24	vsCWS	2-6W	7.0	2	2	7	Under
07-28-24	@DET	5-0W	8.0	1	0	11	Under
07-22-24	vsPHI	2-7W	7.0	4	2	4	Over
07-10-24	@CWS	1-3L	6.0	4	3	6	Under
07-04-24	vsDET	3-12W	6.0	7	3	8	Over
06-28-24	@SEA	2-3L	6.0	2	1	9	Under

Blue Jays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/02	vs MIN	15-0W	23	4	Over
09/01	vs MIN	0-2L	7	0	Under
08/31	vs BOS	2-0W	7	0	Under
08/30	vs BOS	0-3L	2	0	Under
08/29	vs BOS	3-6L	11	2	Over
08/28	vs BOS	7-3W	9	1	Over
08/28	vs BOS	4-1W	6	1	Under
08/27	@ LAA	8-2W	7	2	Over
08/26	@ LAA	3-1W	8	1	Under
08/25	@ LAA	5-4W	10	2	Over
08/24	@ LAA	5-3W	8	1	Under
08/23	@ CIN	7-11L	10	3	Over
08/22	@ CIN	10-3W	13	5	Over
08/21	@ CIN	3-6L	6	2	Over
08/20	vs CHC	1-0W	8	1	Under

Twins Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/02	@ TOR	0-15L	4	0	Over
09/01	@ TOR	2-0W	4	0	Under
08/30	@ ATL	1-5L	7	0	Under
08/29	@ ATL	6-8L	14	0	Over
08/28	@ ATL	6-10L	9	2	Over
08/27	@ STL	2-3L	6	1	Under
08/26	@ STL	6-0W	9	3	Under
08/25	@ STL	1-6L	5	0	Under
08/23	vs SD	11-4W	18	1	Over
08/22	vs SD	5-7L	13	1	Over
08/21	vs SD	3-5L	5	0	Under
08/20	vs TEX	5-6L	7	2	Over
08/19	vs TEX	5-2W	8	1	Under
08/18	vs TEX	4-3W	5	2	Under
08/17	vs TEX	3-2W	6	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Toronto Blue Jays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 George Springer	7.4	9.8	0.214	0.381	0.338	0.719	0.295	0.041
#2 Daulton Varsho	6.8	9.0	0.215	0.410	0.333	0.742	0.303	0.040
#3 V. Guerrero	8.2	10.8	0.321	0.546	0.448	0.994	0.395	0.050
#4 Spencer Horwitz	6.2	8.2	0.265	0.433	0.416	0.849	0.341	0.037
#5 Addison Barger	5.9	7.9	0.213	0.400	0.258	0.658	0.275	0.039
#6 Alejandro Kirk	6.3	8.3	0.241	0.346	0.361	0.707	0.290	0.019
#7 Will Wagner	5.0	6.4	0.357	0.571	0.393	0.964	0.396	0.036
#8 Nathan Lukes	5.0	6.2	0.556	0.889	0.556	1.444	0.585	0.000
#9 Leo Jimenez	5.0	6.6	0.240	0.384	0.368	0.752	0.310	0.024

Minnesota Twins	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Willi Castro	9.2	12.1	0.257	0.408	0.385	0.793	0.322	0.023
#2 Trevor Larnach	9.2	12.2	0.251	0.440	0.357	0.797	0.325	0.048
#3 Matt Wallner	10.3	13.9	0.273	0.594	0.483	1.077	0.419	0.070
#4 Royce Lewis	9.4	12.7	0.253	0.540	0.354	0.894	0.362	0.076
#5 Max Kepler	8.6	11.1	0.260	0.393	0.335	0.729	0.301	0.022
#6 Carlos Santana	8.9	11.7	0.240	0.421	0.374	0.795	0.322	0.042
#7 Ryan Jeffers	6.9	9.2	0.238	0.471	0.362	0.832	0.339	0.059
#8 Edouard Julien	7.1	9.3	0.217	0.350	0.369	0.719	0.293	0.032
#9 Austin Martin	5.7	7.4	0.246	0.338	0.338	0.676	0.280	0.005

Blue Jays Notable Injuries

Bo Bichette OUT (SS): Avg: 0.222 SLG:0.32 Last game: 08/28/24. Impact: 1.4

Twins Notable Injuries

Joe Ryan OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 7.6
Byron Buxton OUT (OF): Avg: 0.275 SLG:0.528 Last game: 08/14/24. Impact: 3.6
Brooks Lee OUT (2B/SS): Avg: 0.263 SLG:0.347 Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 2.1